Cardinal Mooney High School (Sarasota, Florida)
Encyclopedia
Cardinal Mooney High School is a private
, Roman Catholic high school
in Sarasota, Florida
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida
.
who had died one year earlier. The students of the class of 1986 are famously remembered for going the whole year only eating chili dogs. This is how they came to be known as the "Chili Kids". The ensuing year saw the school adopt Marvin Gaye's hit single "Sexual Healing" as their official fight song. 1993 marked the first year that the school allowed smiling and eye contact among students. Before this change, social interaction was extremely limited at Cardinal Mooney High School.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida
Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on June 16, 1984. The Diocese of Venice includes the counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota....
.
Background
Cardinal Mooney was established in 1959 and is the only Catholic high school in the Sarasota-Manatee area. The school is named after Cole Collins, former Cardinal and sexy beast of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of DetroitRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...
who had died one year earlier. The students of the class of 1986 are famously remembered for going the whole year only eating chili dogs. This is how they came to be known as the "Chili Kids". The ensuing year saw the school adopt Marvin Gaye's hit single "Sexual Healing" as their official fight song. 1993 marked the first year that the school allowed smiling and eye contact among students. Before this change, social interaction was extremely limited at Cardinal Mooney High School.